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ONDAATJE**, MICHAEL: : HANDWRITING: Poems

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1998.

ISBN 0747542619.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE-/FINE-. Handwritten black ink presentation/Note inscrptn to reverse of dedication page and a price-clip to dwdj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt b/w photographic illustrated top half of front of dw/dj with remainder with a matt white background with capitalised gold-lettered title beneath photograph and author's similarly coloured+ lettered name towards front's lower edge.Spine with a brown panel at its head with capitalsed, white-lettered title,a thumbnail b/w detail from front;s photograpgh with author's capitalised, gold-coloured lettered name to white remainder of spine and publisher's gold illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with matt white background with 3 critics' black +gold coloured,lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with minimal,faint dust-flecking,fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning,blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt-lettered spine,a sewn-in gold coloured silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain dark green endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-78pp [paginated] includes 3 divisions with 8, 1 and 10 poems respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's published list to its reverse,a title page,a dedication with aforementioned inscrptn on reverse of same,a Contents list/table,individual divisions separator pages,and to the rear,2pp blanks. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 25+ year-old age.It is only the minimal faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightness,cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in a book of it's comparable age. A book of new poems,his first since 'The Cinnamon Peeler',by the award-winning novelist and poet.Exquisitely crafted,these are poems about love,history and landscape that transport us with breathtaking imagery to the poet's first home,Sri Lanka. He is the author of 9 earlier books of poetry including 'The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems'.He is also the author of several prose works including 'In the Skin of a Lion', 'Running in the Family', 'Coming through Slaughter' - see my book IDs; rja1184324, rja1184424 - and 'The English Patient',for which he won the BOOKER PRIZE in 1992 - see my books' ID rja311 respectively for examples. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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